Public health authorities in the United States are recommending that men, women and
children reduce their exposure to sunlight, based on concerns that this exposure will …

Background: While ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure is a recognized risk factor for skin
cancer, associations are complex and few studies have allowed a direct comparison of …

Skin cancer has become the most common neoplasm in the United States. With early
diagnosis and appropriate management, most skin cancers have an overall 5-year survival …

We analyzed time trends in incidence of and mortality from malignant cutaneous melanoma
in European populations since 1953. Data were extracted from the EUROCIM database of …

Background Melanoma risk is related to sun exposure; we have investigated risk variation
by tumour site and latitude. Methods We performed a pooled analysis of 15 case–control …

Melanoma incidence and morality rates are increasing in most countries throughout the
world where they are being recorded. The annual incidence rates have increased in the …

The epidemiology of melanoma is complex, and individual risk depends on sun exposure,
host factors, and genetic factors, and in their interactions as well. Sun exposure can be …

Epidermal cancers include keratinocyte cancer, melanocyte cancer, and Merkel cell
carcinoma. These cancers account for the vast majority of new cancers diagnosed in …

Background: As skin cancer education programmes directed to children and adolescents
continue to expand, an epidemiological basis for these programmes is necessary to target …

A majority of cutaneous melanomas show activating mutations in the NRAS or BRAF proto-
oncogenes, components of the Ras-Raf-Mek-Erk signal transduction pathway. Consistent …